Paf Humbuckers
 |
 Giovanni GVH 2 Humbucker Vintage PAF Alnico 3 Bridge  US $47.07
|
 Newly Designed C8 9K Bridge C5 8K Neck humbucker Guitar Set PAF US $99.00
|
One of the most accurate PAF tones from Gibson, the BurstBucker are wound at an uneven rate and amount using some of the inconsistencies that are credited to original Gibson humbuckers from 1957-'62. Available in three output strengths, BurstBuckers are made with unpolished Alnico II magnets and unpotted coils that are wound to slightly different numbers of turns. While using two mismatched coils depletes a humbucking pickup's noise-canceling abilities slightly, it also gives the pickup a little more edge-a sound that you could even say comes a little closer to single-coil bite-than can be achieved with perfectly balanced coils.
BurstBucker 1 (IM57A-NH) is slightly underwound, with medium 'vintage' output, and works well in both bridge and neck positions.
BurstBucker 2 (IM57B-NH) is wound in the range of Gibson's '57 Classic, with slightly hotter 'vintage' output than the BurstBucker #1, and works well in the bridge position with a BurstBucker #1 in the neck position.
The BurstBucker 1 is slightly under wound to achieve an output toward the lower-medium end of the PAF range, an output that brings it in just slightly below the '57 Classic. It was intended for either position, but offers added clarity mixed with vowel-like tone in the neck position, with the added bonus of good volume balance when paired with a BurstBucker 2 in the bridge position. The 2 has a slightly hotter output in the range of the '57 Classic, for more grind and sustain from the bridge position. Or, pair a BurstBucker 2 in the neck with a BurstBucker 3-the hottest of the trio-in the bridge, for a guitar that offers excellent balance and a vintage voice that is still correct, but biased toward the hotter end of the PAF scale. All are available with gold-plated or German silver nickel-plated covers.
Overall: One of the greatest pickups to come out of the Gibson factory. Although your options for getting the pickup are slim to non, the styles provided should fit most guitars to give you the mid 20th century guitar look. More can be done to enable the average guitar player to attain these pickups. The inability to get double cream burstbuckers although not entirely Gibsons fault is a negative as the original PAFs were found to have the double creams from the golden era.
|
|
Dimarzio Dp103n Paf Long Legs Humbucker 36Th Anniv. Guitar Pickup $69.95 The DiMarzio DP103N PAF has what it takes to make a great vintage humbucker pickup: A soft magnetic field, sweet tone, a perfect balance between warmth and clarity, the ability to go from clean to distorted by pick attack alone. There are many pickups that capture some of these qualities, but DiMarzio has built them all into one pickup, and this long legs humbucker pickup is it.Partly based on the pickups in Larry DiMarzio's own 1959 Les Paul guitar and partly on DiMarzio patented technology, the PAF will perform equally well in the neck or bridge position, just as the best humbuckers from the '50s did. Nickel cover, long legged bottom plate.Tone GuideTreble: 5.5Mid: 6Bass: 5.5 |
|
|
DiMarzio DP759 PAF 7 Humbucker Pickup for 7-String Guitars Black $69.95 Specifically designed for 7-string guitars, the PAF-7 incorporates some of the same technology employed in the Virtual Vintage pickup series to produce a sound that's both clean and open on the low notes and warm and rounded on the highs. Comes with 4-conductor cable.Humbuckers from the 1950s employed Alnico 2, 3 or 5. DiMarzio found that by using a ceramic magnet in the PAF 7 they could achieve the same low magnet-pull as Alnico 2 or 3, with the power of Alnico 5. The ceramic magnet keeps the sound of the low strings bright and clean, and Virtual Vintage technology inside the coils is responsible for warm high notes and the playing feel of '50s humbuckers. |
|
|
Dimarzio Dp223 Paf Bridge Humbucker 36Th Anniv. Electric Guitar Pickup $74.95 The DiMarzio DP223 PAF bridge position humbucker pickup uses new technology to duplicate the qualities of vintage electric guitar pickups--without sacrificing the presence and open sound of the best vintage humbuckers. This 36th anniversary PAF bridge pickup, a hotter version of the PAF, isn't just for set-neck 24-3/4" scale guitars, but is also an excellent bridge pickup for tremolo-equipped bolt-on neck guitars.There was no such thing as a neck or bridge humbucker in the 1950s, but there was a wide range of performance between individual pickups that made some better suited to one position. Some of the old pickups had a lot of wire on the coils, which created more power and a warmer tone. Want to go totally retro? The DiMarzio DP223 PAF Bridge pickup in standard spacing is also available with authentic vintage bobbins in glossy black, glossy double cream or glossy black and cream zebra; vintage "Patent Applied For" long-legged nickel-silver base, 1-conductor cable and your choice of polished and plated or vintage worn cover.The 36th anniversary DiMarzio DP223 pickup is recommended for: Bridge position, can also be used in neck position with hotter bridge models.Tech Talk: The DiMarzio PAF bridge pickup has the best qualities of the Virtual PAF bridge and Virtual Hot PAF pickups and then some. It's as loud as the VHPAF but has as much low-end and midrange definition as the VPAF bridge model. The highs are actually bigger and smoother than either model. The 4-conductor version also splits very well. Single-coil mode is bright, but not at all sterile-sounding.Tone GuideTreble: 5Mid: 6.5Bass: 6 |
|
|
Dimarzio Dp223 Paf Bridge Humbucker 36Th Anniversary Electric Guitar $74.95 The DiMarzio DP223 PAF bridge position humbucker pickup uses new technology to duplicate the qualities of vintage electric guitar pickups--without sacrificing the presence and open sound of the best vintage humbuckers. This 36th anniversary PAF bridge pickup, a hotter version of the PAF, isn't just for set-neck 24-3/4" scale guitars, but is also an excellent bridge pickup for tremolo-equipped bolt-on neck guitars.There was no such thing as a neck or bridge humbucker in the 1950s, but there was a wide range of performance between individual pickups that made some better suited to one position. Some of the old pickups had a lot of wire on the coils, which created more power and a warmer tone. Want to go totally retro? The DiMarzio DP223 PAF Bridge pickup in standard spacing is also available with authentic vintage bobbins in glossy black, glossy double cream or glossy black and cream zebra; vintage "Patent Applied For" long-legged nickel-silver base, 1-conductor cable and your choice of polished and plated or vintage worn cover.The 36th anniversary DiMarzio DP223 pickup is recommended for: Bridge position, can also be used in neck position with hotter bridge models.Tech Talk: The DiMarzio PAF bridge pickup has the best qualities of the Virtual PAF bridge and Virtual Hot PAF pickups and then some. It's as loud as the VHPAF but has as much low-end and midrange definition as the VPAF bridge model. The highs are actually bigger and smoother than either model. The 4-conductor version also splits very well. Single-coil mode is bright, but not at all sterile-sounding.Tone GuideTreble: 5Mid: 6.5Bass: 6 |
|
|
Dimarzio Dp103n Paf Single Conductor Humbucker 36Th Anniv. Guitar Pickup $69.95 What makes a great vintage humbucker? A soft magnetic field, sweet tone, a perfect balance between warmth and clarity, the ability to go from clean to distorted by pick attack alone. There are many guitar pickups that capture some of these qualities, but DiMarzio wanted to build them all into one pickup, and the DP103N is it.Partly based on the pickups in Larry DiMarzio's own 1959 Gibson Les Paul and partly on DiMarzio patented technology, the PAF will perform equally well in the neck or bridge position, just as the best humbuckers from the '50s did. Nickel cover, long legged bottom plate.Recommended For: All positionsTech Talk: There is no reference standard for the sound of a humbucker pickup from the 1950s. All of them had variations in output and tone, and these differences could be quite large. Recently, DiMarzio has focused their research on making pickups with warm highs and bright lows. This combination is only found in favorite vintage humbuckers, and it's really good for a pickup intended for both the neck and bridge positions. It allows the bass strings in the neck position to avoid muddiness, and the treble strings in the bridge position to be warm and not brittle.Tone GuideTreble: 5.5Mid: 6Bass: 5.5 |
|
|
DiMarzio DP103N PAF Long Legs Humbucker 36th Anniversary Guitar Pickup Nickel Cover Regular Spacing $69.95 The DiMarzio DP103N PAF has what it takes to make a great vintage humbucker pickup: A soft magnetic field, sweet tone, a perfect balance between warmth and clarity, the ability to go from clean to distorted by pick attack alone. There are many pickups that capture some of these qualities, but DiMarzio has built them all into one pickup, and this long legs humbucker pickup is it.Partly based on the pickups in Larry DiMarzio's own 1959 Les Paul guitar and partly on DiMarzio patented technology, the PAF will perform equally well in the neck or bridge position, just as the best humbuckers from the '50s did. Nickel cover, long legged bottom plate.Tone GuideTreble: 5.5Mid: 6Bass: 5.5 |
|
|
DiMarzio DP103N PAF Long Legs Humbucker 36th Anniversary Guitar Pickup Worn Nickel Cover Regular Spacing $89.95 The DiMarzio DP103N PAF has what it takes to make a great vintage humbucker pickup: A soft magnetic field, sweet tone, a perfect balance between warmth and clarity, the ability to go from clean to distorted by pick attack alone. There are many pickups that capture some of these qualities, but DiMarzio has built them all into one pickup, and this long legs humbucker pickup is it.Partly based on the pickups in Larry DiMarzio's own 1959 Les Paul guitar and partly on DiMarzio patented technology, the PAF will perform equally well in the neck or bridge position, just as the best humbuckers from the '50s did. Nickel cover, long legged bottom plate. |
|
|
Dimarzio Dp103n Paf Long Legs Humbucker 36Th Anniversary Guitar Pickup Worn Nickel Cover Regular Spacing $89.95 The DiMarzio DP103N PAF has what it takes to make a great vintage humbucker pickup: A soft magnetic field, sweet tone, a perfect balance between warmth and clarity, the ability to go from clean to distorted by pick attack alone. There are many pickups that capture some of these qualities, but DiMarzio has built them all into one pickup, and this long legs humbucker pickup is it.Partly based on the pickups in Larry DiMarzio's own 1959 Les Paul guitar and partly on DiMarzio patented technology, the PAF will perform equally well in the neck or bridge position, just as the best humbuckers from the '50s did. Nickel cover, long legged bottom plate.Tone GuideTreble: 5.5Mid: 6Bass: 5.5 |
|
|
DiMarzio DP223 PAF Bridge Humbucker 36th Anniversary Electric Guitar Pickup Black/Creme Regular Spacing $64.95 The DiMarzio DP223 PAF bridge position humbucker pickup uses new technology to duplicate the qualities of vintage electric guitar pickups--without sacrificing the presence and open sound of the best vintage humbuckers. This 36th anniversary PAF bridge pickup, a hotter version of the PAF, isn't just for set-neck 24-3/4" scale guitars, but is also an excellent bridge pickup for tremolo-equipped bolt-on neck guitars.There was no such thing as a neck or bridge humbucker in the 1950s, but there was a wide range of performance between individual pickups that made some better suited to one position. Some of the old pickups had a lot of wire on the coils, which created more power and a warmer tone. Want to go totally retro? The DiMarzio DP223 PAF Bridge pickup in standard spacing is also available with authentic vintage bobbins in glossy black, glossy double cream or glossy black and cream zebra; vintage "Patent Applied For" long-legged nickel-silver base, 1-conductor cable and your choice of polished and plated or vintage worn cover.The 36th anniversary DiMarzio DP223 pickup is recommended for: Bridge position, can also be used in neck position with hotter bridge models.Tech Talk: The DiMarzio PAF bridge pickup has the best qualities of the Virtual PAF bridge and Virtual Hot PAF pickups and then some. It's as loud as the VHPAF but has as much low-end and midrange definition as the VPAF bridge model. The highs are actually bigger and smoother than either model. The 4-conductor version also splits very well. Single-coil mode is bright, but not at all sterile-sounding.Tone GuideTreble: 5Mid: 6.5Bass: 6 |
